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• March 23: The Third Sunday in Lent
  Who sinned:This man, or his parents?That’s not the question presented to Jesus today,but it’s in the same vein.Galileans and Jerusalemiteshave both suffered as Jesus is speaking.There’s an undercurrentthat the Galilean bumpkinsaren’t as good at following Godas their cousinswho have much quicker,easier access to the temple. But when Jesus is asked about them,he reminds the crowds… Read more: March 23: The Third Sunday in Lent
• March 16: The Second Sunday in Lent
  As Paul writes to the Philippians,he’s been imprisoned.A lot of peoplehave a lot of complaints about Paul.I understand them.I especially understand themin the kind of textualist fundamentalismthat pervades American and Western culturewhere we only want to look at the words on the pageand not who wrote them,when they wrote themor what they were writing about.This… Read more: March 16: The Second Sunday in Lent
• March 9: The First Sunday in Lent
  After his baptism, Jesus,full of the Holy Spirit,returned from the Jordanand was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,where for forty dayshe was tempted by the devil.Jesus has been fastingfor forty dayswhen we get these three specific temptations.The devil,the one waging waragainst the goodness of God’s creation,appeals to Jesus’ humanityon more than one level.He attacks… Read more: March 9: The First Sunday in Lent
• March 5: Ash Wednesday
  Every year we mark our faceswith the dryness of ashin the place where we’ve receivedand at least one child will receive at Easterfragrant oil in the shape of a cross.Every year we hear Jesus warnabout looking dismal and disfiguring our facesshowing others that we’re fasting.Every year I get to remind God’s people,that getting ashes isn’t… Read more: March 5: Ash Wednesday
• March 2: The Last Sunday after the Epiphany
  “This is a mountaintop experiencebut not the kind about which personswrite glowingly of sunrises,soft breezes,warm friends,music,and quiet time.On this mountain the subject is death,and the frightening presence of Godreduces those present to silence.”That’s how Fred Craddockwraps up his commentaryon this gospel passage from Luke.The gospel text todaytakes place about a weekafter Peter says that Jesus… Read more: March 2: The Last Sunday after the Epiphany

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